Growing up, Becan was highly involved in everything involved with theater and dance until she found out her family was moving to San Antonio.

She was heartbroken. She struggled to find a youth theater company that had a program for children to work on a play from start to finish, so she decided to make it her mission to start one.

As she began performing with other community theatrical companies, Becan learned about set design, marketing and how to choose shows for a season because she said she knew that learning about all theatrical aspects was important for her business.

After graduating from the University of Dallas, Becan moved back to San Antonio and continued to act in community theater until her business plan fell into place.

“Starting a youth theater was what I wanted to do, but it happened by accident,” Becan explained.

One night when Becan filled in for a dancer at a show she was choreographing at what is now The Playhouse, a former student's mom approached her about teaching a musical theater class.

She took the advice and rented a small room in a church to teach seven students, which then expanded to 35 in one month.

That's when Becan said she realized a small youth theater could work.

Becan found the current location for Stone Oak Youth Theatre, 21518 Blanco Road, and as that site has filled up with students over time, she bought out a second suite nearby for the company's dance studio.

However, now that the company plans to celebrate five years of business in September, Becan said the theater and its students are growing up, so a change in name, logo, mission statement and website was needed.

“Our mission statement has always been to provide quality performing arts training,” Becan said. “But over the years the mission has evolved to include performances that we put on for children and family-friendly performances.”

Becan said she plans on finalizing all changes Aug. 1.

The theater has different troupes for all ages, including actors who want to perform for adults, youth only or for family-oriented performances. Coming in October, there will be performances for adults who want to see non-youth plays.

The company offers variety of performance camps and workshops.

Recently, Gabi Graves, 7, a SOYTDC student for two years, participated in the “Pop Star Boot Camp” and scored the first solo in the group's performance of Taylor Swift's “We Are Never Getting Back Together.”

“The best part about the theater is that you get to have fun, make friends and sing,” Graves said.

Becan said she hopes the new updates will reflect how the theater is maturing in its range of performers and maturity.

“My mom always said, 'Do what you love and do it well, do it long enough and you can make a living,'” she said.